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2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
161 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Washington, there were 176 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 161 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great secondary education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the secondary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Washington State University

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k. Western Washington University is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Washington University are $24,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Secondary Education at WWU

#3

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitworth University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 19 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington master’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, Whitworth has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Whitworth University are $12,312.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Whitworth

#4

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the #4 spot on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 78 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington master’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, SPU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SPU are $31,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Seattle Pacific University Secondary Education Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Tacoma, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus are $30,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Secondary Education Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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